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IMPROVBD APPARATUS POR AUTOMATICLLY WEIGHING SPIRITS AND O'I'HllltLIQUORS.

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TO ALL WHOM ITAMAY CONCERN:

i Be it known that- I, SAMUEL K.` HAWKINS, of Lansingburgh, Rensselaercounty, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulAppa-ratus-for Automatically'llfeighing Liquoil as it runs from the still; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of. referencermarked thercon.

The nature ofmy invention consists in a machine which will receive theliquor as it runs from the still, weigh it, pass it of?v to the cisternsor tanks, and register` the weight of the liquor manufactured, all byautomatic rnotioas.' 1n the accompanying drawings- A Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a case enclosing the weighing apparatus or machine.

Figure 2 is'a horizontal section ofv said case through line :z: I, fig.1.

Figure 3 is a section of the upper plate of the casing, full-size.

Figure 4 is a section of the window' in the door of the casing, fullsize.

Figure 5 is an elevation'of the window.

Figure 6 is an elevation of the weighing machine, with the front plateof the casing removed.

Figure 7 is a plan of the balance-lever D, with working attachments.

Figure 8 is an end view of` the griping-levers Gr G.

- Figure 9 is affront view of a supporting bracket, A'; and

Figure-9* is a top view of the same.

Figure 10 is a frontelevation of a supportil'ng column, 13..

Figure 11 is a plan view of lower lever C.

Figure 12 is a plan view of one of the valves for the weighing tank.

Figure 13' is a plan of the bottom 'of the weighing tank, withvalve-seats; and

Figure 14 is an edge view of ene1of the standards which support thebalance-levers.

Like letters designate the same parts in all the figures. I

A is the receiving tank, which receives the liquor as it runs from' thestill; and a is a valve in the bottom of said tank, through which theliquor is discharged into the measuring or weighing tank B. D is abalancelcvcr, to one cnd'of which the weighing tank B is attached; and Dis a sliding weight on the other end of said balance-lever, to cause itto tilt and elevate the weighing tank, when the liquor 'is dischargedtherefrom: C is ,the lower lever, one end of whichsupports the weight Ewhen detached from the weighing beam or balancevlever D, and thc otherend of which, by inea-ns oi' connecting-bars, H and H', operates thevalves in the bottoms of the receiving and weighing tanks. E is theplatform on which the outer end of lever C rests, when the weight E,being detached from the weighing beam D, presses upon it; and it is madeslightly yielding by being mounted on elastic springs or cushions c L'c. G G are two griping-bars or levers, mounted on the weighing beam orbalapce-lever D, pivotcd thereto at c c. y g are friction-rollers on theother ends of said gripingbars and V, iig. 10, is a V-shaped opening orslot in the supporting column B', in which the inner ends of thegripinglevers G G move. p1) are pendent clutch-hooks,- mounted on theouter end of the weighing beam D, turning on pivots 1' r, and embracingthe outer ends of griping-bars G G; and p' is the stem by which theweight E is raised when seized by said clutch-hooks. H is aconnecting-bar, connecting the inner end of the lower lever C with anarm, I, rigidly attached to a rock-shaft, I,which supports and operatesthe hook-shaft K, to raise the valves I) b in the bottom of the weighingtank B, by pressing upwards upon a pin, l, in the connecting-bar or bailK attached to both of said valves. H' and h are connecting-bars betweenthe inner end of lever C and lever h', mounted on the receiving tank A,and operating the valve a' in its bottom. J is a projecting incline 0nconnecting-bar H', whichengages with a similar projecting incline, J',on the side of the Aweighing tank as said tank rises, and by that meansopens the valve ain the bottom of the receiving tank at the proper timet0 discharge it-s contents into the weighing tank. M is a fixeddialplate, the index of which, m, is mounted en a revolving shaft, N, onwhich is also mounted a ratchet-wheel, N. This ratchet-wheel is movedby' means of a, pawl, n; which pawl is operated by means of an arm, O,projecting from the rock-shaft on which the balances lever D escillatcs,being connected therewith by-means of connecting-rods s t, and so gearedas tc move the ratchet-wheel the space of o nc tooth at eachv descent ofthe weighing tank, and the index on the diakfacc a Jrrespondingdistance. The weight B should be adjusted to weigh-a given amount ofliquor at a time, say

five gallons. I

The operation of the machine is as follows: The liquor is introducedinto the receiving tank A in a con tinuous stream. When theweig-hingtank B is elevated, as shown in fig. 6 of the drawings,-the valve a inthe bottom of the receiving tank will be open, and the valves b b in thebottom of the we ighing tank will be closed. The liquor will flow downfrom the receiving tank into the weighing tank-muti] the latter beginsto descend. As said weighing tank begins to descend,4 the pendentclutcli-hookspp will'seizc the ratchet-toothed stem of the Weight E, andelevate said weight as the tank continues to descend. At the' same timethe inner ,ends of tbe griping-bars G Gwill press against the inclinedsides of the Vshaped slot V, and be thereby gradually drawn together,while their outer ends will spread apart, pressing the pendentclutch-hooksp p asunderyand by the time said weighing tank has completedits descent said pendent clutch-hooks will have been spread so farasunder as to release their hold upon the stem of the weight E, andallow said weight to fall upon the outer end of lever C. .Said lever Ci's nearly balanced on its fulcrum, the inner end` however, slightlypreponderating, so tliat when the weight E is raised,'the outer endofsaidlever C will follow the weight in its ascent; but when the weightE drops upon thc outer end of sa-id lever C it suddenly descends, theinner end at the same time rising and carrying up connecting-bar H;which, elevating Athe end of bar I, to which it is pivoted, causes therock-shaft I to partially rotate, and the hook-shaft K to press againstthe lower side ot the pin l, and raise the valves b b in the bottom ofthe weighing tank,-al lowing the liquor to escape -therefrom. By thesame motion of the lower lever C the, connecting-,bar H is raisedupward, allowing the valve a in the bottom of the receiving tank to beclosed by means ofthe spiral spring a; but, before-the weighingtan'kihas quite completed its ascent, the projection J on connecting-barI-I strikes the lowerinclined'plane ofJ, which throws out the knee j,causing the connecting-bar h to depress the end of Alever h', to whichit is piuoted', and thereby raise the valve a at the proper time toadmit the liquor again into the weighing tank. As the weighing tankdescends, the rock-shaft upon which the balanccllevcr D oscillatcs willturn, so asto carry up the outer end of arm O, which, hymeans ofconnecting-rod s, will elevate the end of bent lever t, and causei thcpawl n to pass back the space of one tooth on the ratchet-wheel N; andas the weighing tank ascends, by a reverse motion of the bar O, thepawl1t will be made to engage with a new tooth on the ratchet-wheek'anl movesaid wheel the space of one tooth, causing the index on the dial-plateto move a corresponding distance. By means of suitable marks 'on thedialplate the index' is thus made to register each discharge of thecontents of the weighing tank. W is a glass Window in the door of theouter casing, set opposite the dial-plate, through which theregistrations of the index can at all times be seen.

Having thus described my invention, and its mode of operation, what Iclaim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. Theautomatic weighing machine, constructed and operating substantially nsand for the purpose herein described. l

2. In combinationwith the levers D and C and the clutch-hooks 1) p, Iclaim the drop-weight E, so arranged that the clutch hooks willalternately lift und drop the weight, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

3. The combination of the balance-levers and C with the mechanism foroperating the valves a and b b,

substantially as described.

4. The combination of the balance-lever D, ther griping-bars G G, theclutch-hooks p p, the weight- E, and the V-shaped slot V, constructedand operating substantially as described..

6. The dial-plrite M, in combination with the index m, the ratchet-wheelN', the pawl n, and the arm O, operated by a rook-shaft, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

6. In combination with the balancelever D and its attachments I'claimthe sliding weight D', substantially ns and for the purpose described.

7. In combination with the lower lever C and the drop-weight E, I'cla-imthe elasticplatform E', substantially as and for the purpose descrihed.

8. In combination with the lower lever C, the connecting-bars H and h,the lever It', and the valve a, I claim the inclines and J', constructeda-nd operating substantially as and for the purpose described.

SAMUEL K. HAWKINS. Witnesses:

J. J. CooMBs, Jos. L. Cooiuns.

